The figure below shows a circle with segment AB as its diameter. The center of the circle is NOT known. A square needs to be inscribed in the circle with A and B as a pair of opposite vertices. Which step will be used in the construction? A. constructing a segment that is tangent to the circle at point A B. constructing four arcs on the circle's circumference with the compass width as the radius C. constructing a perpendicular bisector of a line segment O D. constructing a perpendicular to a line segment through a point not lying on it

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Section6.3: Line And Segment Relationships In The Circle
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The figure below shows a circle with segment AB as its diameter. The
center of the circle is NOT known. A square needs to be inscribed in the
circle with A and B as a pair of opposite vertices.
Which step will be used in the construction?
A. constructing a segment that is tangent to the circle at point A
B. constructing four arcs on the circle's circumference with the
compass width as the radius
C. constructing a perpendicular bisector of a line segment
O D. constructing a perpendicular to a line segment through a point not
lying on it
Transcribed Image Text:The figure below shows a circle with segment AB as its diameter. The center of the circle is NOT known. A square needs to be inscribed in the circle with A and B as a pair of opposite vertices. Which step will be used in the construction? A. constructing a segment that is tangent to the circle at point A B. constructing four arcs on the circle's circumference with the compass width as the radius C. constructing a perpendicular bisector of a line segment O D. constructing a perpendicular to a line segment through a point not lying on it
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